Wordplank

Wordplank is an online word-unscramble puzzle that runs in your browser. Every word comes with its letters on wooden tiles in the wrong order. You tap one tile, tap a second tile and the two swap places. Keep swapping until the word reads right, before the clock at the top right runs out. Press a mode on the title screen and you are playing.

How to play

1. On the title screen choose Timed Mode, Image Hints, Text Hints or Sentences.
2. Look at the scrambled tiles. In the picture and clue modes, the picture or the clue tells you the word.
3. Click a tile, then click another tile. The two tiles swap places.
4. Repeat until the letters spell the word. The score at the top goes up and the next word appears. In our test, each three-letter word we solved added 100 points.
5. Watch the clock: it showed 28 seconds at the start of the first round in every mode.

The four modes

• Timed Mode: plain scrambled words of three to seven letters.
• Image Hints: a cartoon picture sits above the tiles and the word is what the picture shows.
• Text Hints: the question mark button in the corner shows a short clue, such as “Carries lots of stuff”.
• Sentences: the tiles are whole words; put them in order until the sentence reads right. The first sentence grows from two words to seven.

Game features

• Wooden letter tiles and a swap by two taps, with no typing
• A countdown clock and a round counter in every mode
• Fifty words for timed mode, ten each of three, four, five, six and seven letters
• Fifteen pictures for image hints and seventeen clues for text hints
• Sound and music buttons on the title screen
• No sign-up and no ads inside the game

Controls

• Mouse: click a tile, then click a second tile to swap them
• Question mark button (Text Hints): show the clue
• Sound and music buttons on the title screen: audio on or off

Tips

• Fix the letters that are already in the right place and only move the others.
• A word never needs more swaps than it has letters minus one. Our word unscramble tips show what that means for the clock.
• Look for pairs that belong together: a Q is always followed by U in the timed words we checked.
• In sentence mode, find the word that starts the sentence first.

Frequently asked questions

How do you play Wordplank?

Click one letter tile and then a second one to swap them. Keep swapping until the tiles spell the word, before the clock runs out.

How long is the clock?

The clock showed 28 seconds at the start of the first round in all four modes, and it counted down one second at a time.

How many points is a word worth?

In our test, each three-letter word we solved added 100 points: the score went from 0 to 100 and then to 200.

Do I have to type the word?

No. You only click tiles to swap them.

Is Wordplank free?

Yes. It is free to play in your browser on Yes This Game, with no download and no sign-up.

Can I play it on a phone?

The game is made for a computer and a mouse. If it loads on your phone, how well it runs depends on the phone.